Finland – Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Kokkolan kaupungin esi- ja perusopetuksen koulukuljetukset sekä palveluliikenne

The subject of the procurement is school transport for basic and comprehensive education in Kokkola for school and pre-school days. The procurement also includes public transport services, which are part of the Kanta-Kokkola route combination procurement. The contract period for all subjects is 3.5 years (01.01.2027 - 30.6.2030). The contract includes an option for 1 + 1 + 1 years. The procurement subjects and the routes included in them, along with additional information and special conditions, are defined in the appendices to this tender invitation. Any possible supplements, changes, and corrections to the procurement documents will be announced in the tender portal. It is the responsibility of the bidders to check for any possible changes in the tender portal. The procurement is divided into procurement subjects. The bidder may choose which subject to bid for. The bidder may bid for more than one subject. One operator will be selected for each subject. One operator may be selected for more than one subject. The selection criterion for each subject is the lowest price. Quality factors are not scoring comparison criteria, but the tender invitation contains requirements that the bidder and the offered transport service must meet. The buyer reserves the right to make route changes and the announced daily or route-specific passenger numbers are indicative and do not bind the buyer to anything. Changes may occur, for example, if the school year or order of teaching changes, the number of passengers to be transported changes, or the school network changes. If any of the routes according to the tender end during the contract period or are left out of the original route plan for any other reason, the buyer is not obligated to arrange a replacement route or drive for the operator. If the agreed route changes significantly, for example, if the travel distance increases significantly, the parties will negotiate possible price changes. If there are new passengers to be transported on the route who live along the regular route and there is space in the vehicle being transported, no additional charge can be made for this part. The buyer reserves the right to accept or reject bids in whole or in part if the price level is too high or if the conditions have changed significantly so that it is not appropriate to implement the planned traffic as described in the tender invitation, or if it is not practically possible to handle the routes offered by the operator with the equipment described in the tender, for example, due to overlapping schedules, changes in the number of pupils, or for any other reason.